Costa Rica vs Mexico: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
38.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
40.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Mexico rank
64th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 40.52 units per square kilometre against 38.6 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.92 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 64th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 6.48 units per square kilometre 3.26 units per square kilometre 3.22 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 7.55 units per square kilometre 6.93 units per square kilometre 0.6183 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 15.8 units per square kilometre 8.5 units per square kilometre 7.3 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 17.26 units per square kilometre 10.35 units per square kilometre 6.91 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 33.55 units per square kilometre 23.8 units per square kilometre 9.75 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 22.76 units per square kilometre 30.52 units per square kilometre 7.76 units per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 40.52 units per square kilometre against 38.6 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.92 units per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 64th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,079 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.